Akshay Kumar starrer Welcome To The Jungle has opened to positive reviews. Ahmed Khan’s directorial also shined bright in advance booking, witnessing a 237% jump in the final 24 hours. It has surpassed O’Romeo to secure a spot among the top 5 pre-sales of 2026 in Bollywood. Scroll below for the day 1 report!
According to the final update by Sacnilk, Welcome To The Jungle registered advance booking worth 3.10 crore gross (excluding blocked seats) for the opening day. The pre-sales commenced in full force only on Thursday, as the show count increased to 11.2K. The response was tremendous, leading to an impressive 237% jump from 91.78 lakh gross, as of 10 AM yesterday.
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Over 1.16 lakh tickets were sold in the final advance booking. Maharashtra leads the race among the best-performing states, followed by Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and Karnataka, among others. The action-adventure comedy has performed well in this arena. Now, time will tell how it competes with Cocktail 2 and whether it can drive impressive spot bookings and deliver a fantastic opening.
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With an impressive jump on Thursday, Welcome To The Jungle surpassed the final pre-sales collection of Shahid Kapoor’s O’Romeo (3.07 crore). With that, Ahmed Khan’s directorial secured the 5th spot among the top 5 advance bookings of 2026 in Bollywood.
This is the second big win for Akshay Kumar after , which holds the fourth spot. Looks like ache din are here for the superstar, who’s faced a string of disappointments during the post-COVID era.
